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ceremony

/ ceremony /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
"the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"
"he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"
"he disposed of it without ceremony"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
tea ceremony chanoyu
noun Sense 2
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
"an inaugural ceremony"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
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noun Sense 3
a formal event performed on a special occasion
"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
Type of:
affair occasion social occasion
Kinds of:
circumstance funeral wedding wedding ceremony nuptials
Derived:
observe celebrate keep
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
2
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